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Definition of scherzando adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scherzando

adverb, adjective

/ˌskeətˈsændəʊ/

/ˌskertˈsændəʊ/

(music, from Italian)

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(used as an instruction) in a playful way
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘joking’.

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